Thymopentin in the treatment of juvenile chronic arthritis.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine prognostic factors for the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical practice. METHODS:We evaluated 388 biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (bDMARD)-naïve Japanese patients with RA with moderate to h...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Sumiyoshi R,Hidaka T,Koga T,Okada A,Fukuda T,Ishii T,Ueki Y,Kodera T,Nakashima M,Takahashi Y,Honda S,Horai Y,Watanabe R,Okuno H,Aramaki T,Izumiyama T,Takai O,Miyashita T,Kawashiri SY,Iwamoto N,Ichinose K,Tamai M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To date, no biomarker is universally accepted to be a surrogate for active disease being one of major difficulties in follow-up of Takayasu's arteritis (TAK). In this study, we aimed to investigate plasma pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) levels and its correlation with activity in patients with TAK. METHODS:This cross-s...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Alibaz-Oner F,Aksu K,Yentur SP,Keser G,Saruhan-Direskeneli G,Direskeneli H

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal fat tissue aspirates from 20 patients with biopsy-proved amyloidosis were investigated by polarized microscopy after staining with Congo-red. Positive results were obtained in 4 of 5 patients with primary amyloidosis (AL) and in none of 15 with amyloidosis (AA) of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). We sugge...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Tishler M,Pras M,Yaron M

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stress coping mechanisms of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (74 women and 27 men) were compared to those of healthy controls (17 women and 16 men) using the Stress Coping Questionnaire of Janke et al. (1). Based on the duration of illness, male and female patients were divided into three groups, those with a du...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Günther V,Mur E,Kurz M,Meise U

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis with arthritis (IGDA) is a rare idiopathic skin disorder with variable cutaneous expression, typically associated with a seronegative arthritis. Histopathology of this disorder reveals a granulomatous infiltrate with foci of collagen degeneration in the deep reticular dermis. We p...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Michailidou D,Voulgarelis M,Pikazis D

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the effects of antirheumatic drugs on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Twenty patients with recent-onset active RA were studied before antirheumatic treatment, after 2 weeks of naproxen, and after 5½ months of additional treatmen...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Eijsbouts AM,Kempers MJ,van den Hoogen FH,Laan RF,Hermus AR,Ross HA,Sweep FC,van de Putte LB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate headache in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its relation to other disease manifestations. METHODS:Clinical and laboratory variables of 148 SLE patients were prospectively recorded in a computed data base. RESULTS:The patients were divided into two groups. Group A consisted of patients ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Amit M,Molad Y,Levy O,Wysenbeek AJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Essential mixed cryoglobulinaemia (EMC) is a disorder of B-cells producing rheumatoid factor (RF), and is clinically and immunologically similar to mixed cryoglobulinaemia (MC) related to hepatitis C virus (HCV-MC). We report here the first comprehensive analysis of B-cell clonality, phenotype and function i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Del Padre M,Minafò YA,Marrapodi R,Radicchio G,Granata M,Camponeschi A,Fiorilli M,Quartuccio L,De Vita S,Casato M,Colantuono S,Visentini M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate, in a cohort of 566 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) drawn from 11 European centres: (i) the prevalence of ANCAs and their subspecificities in a large series of European SLE patients; (ii) the possible associations of ANCA with the most common clinical manifestations of the diseas...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Galeazzi M,Morozzi G,Sebastiani GD,Bellisai F,Marcolongo R,Cervera R,De Ramòn Garrido E,Fernandez-Nebro A,Houssiau F,Jedryka-Goral A,Mathieu A,Papasteriades C,Piette JC,Scorza R,Smolen J

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of malignancy with scleroderma is very rare in childhood. A 13-year-old girl was diagnosed as having thymic carcinoma and received systemic chemotherapy. She presented with symptoms of Raynaud's phenomenon 9 months after the cessation of chemotherapy. She also had difficulty in swallowing. Based on the...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Emir S,Kutluk T,Topaloğlu R,Bakkaloğlu A,Büyükpamukçu M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the clinical characteristics and imaging results (CDS, 18-FDG-PET) of patients with large vessel giant cell arteritis (LV-GCA) presenting as fever of unknown origin (FUO). METHODS:From a series of 82 patients with GCA we identified 8 patients with FUO as initial disease manifestation. Clinical c...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Czihal M,Tatò F,Förster S,Rademacher A,Schulze-Koops H,Hoffmann U

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin inflammation is a physiological reaction to tissue injury, pathogen invasion and irritants. During this process, innate and/or adaptive immune cells are activated and recruited to the site of inflammation to either promote or suppress inflammation. The sequential recruitment and activation of immune cells is modu...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Uluçkan Ö,Guinea-Viniegra J,Jimenez M,Wagner EF

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Posterior ligaments of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) are comprised of the long and the short posterior sacroiliac ligaments. They are recognised as a potential source of aspecific low back pain or peripartum pelvic pain. The aim of this study was to assess the characteristics of these ligaments using high reso...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Le Goff B,Berthelot JM,Maugars Y

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old woman presented with a right winged scapula 8 months after developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with subacute cutaneous manifestations. The patient experienced severe shoulder pain followed by weakness of the right arm in the typically winged scapula fashion. Electromyography of the serratus ant...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Delmonte S,Massone C,Parodi A,Rebora A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, devastating disease. Treat-to-target strategy (T2T) more than the usual care, reduces disease activity by using aggressively all therapeutic options. The aim of the study was to evaluate our hypothesis that T2T strategy using biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Lampropoulos CE,Orfanos P,Manoussakis MN,Tzioufas AG,Moutsopoulos HM,Vlachoyiannopoulos PG

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appendicitis was diagnosed in a 38-year-old patient with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. Despite appendectomy the patient's clinical condition deteriorated. Thorough microscopical evaluation of the pathological anatomical specimens from the appendix made possible a diagnosis of necrotizing vasculitis. The systemic ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： van Laar JM,Smit VT,de Beus WM,Collée G,Jansen EH,Breedveld FC

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the urinary levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to assess their relationship with clinical and laboratory features and the degree of activity and damage associated with ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Molad Y,Miroshnik E,Sulkes J,Pitlik S,Weinberger A,Monselise Y

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

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journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Torreggiani S,Cinnante CM,Torcoletti M,Corona F,Agostoni C,Filocamo G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), either synthetic (sDMARDs) or biologic agents (bDMARDs) has significantly improved disease outcome. However, the impact of therapy-related adverse events (AEs), mild, moderate or serious, on disease outcome is under ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Lampropoulos CE,Orfanos P,Bournia VK,Karatsourakis T,Mavragani C,Pikazis D,Manoussakis MN,Tzioufas AG,Moutsopoulos HM,Vlachoyiannopoulos PG

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervicogenic headache is a relatively common pain syndrome related to functional and/or degenerative alterations of the cervical spine tract. Administration of steroid represents an effective therapy for this headache, due to the anti-inflammatory effects combined with its direct analgesic effects on the C fibers. The...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Reale C,Turkiewicz AM,Reale CA,Stabile S,Borgonuovo P,Apponi F

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral joint involvement is a common, potentially debilitating feature of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Joint involvement is commonly symmetrical and polyarticular similar to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but it can also be oligoarticular, asymmetrical or occasionally monoarticular. Involvement of the distal interphalang...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Acosta Felquer ML,FitzGerald O

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune multi-organ disease with an unpredictable course. SLE causes functional disability, changes in body appearance, and psychological distress. When faced with SLE, patients have to implement coping strategies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to des...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Farhat MM,Morell-Dubois S,Le Gouellec N,Launay D,Maillard H,Balquet MH,Azar R,Quemeneur T,Boldron A,Bataille P,Lambert M,Lanteri A,Buchdahl AL,Sobanski V,Hatron PY,Hachulla E,Clerson P,ESSTIM Investigators group.

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have developed a self-taught course by which rheumatologists in training can learn how to conduct capillaroscopy examinations using a computerized videomicroscopy system. We assessed the effectiveness of this course by following the learning curve of one specialist trainee with no experience in capillarosc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： De Angelis R,Cutolo M,Salaffi F,Restrepo JP,Grassi W

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether ultrasonographic findings of the synovio-entheseal complex of the hand small joints could be used to differentiate between early rheumatoid and early psoriatic arthritis. METHODS:Thirty-four early rheumatoid and 26 early psoriatic arthritis patients with a prevalent involvement of the h...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Zabotti A,Salvin S,Quartuccio L,De Vita S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to assess long-term efficacy and tolerability of etanercept and infliximab in patients with JIA. METHODS:This was an observational, retrospective study of 41 patients treated with anti-TNF therapy. We assessed clinical remission, flare, ACR improvement, improvement of DAS28, and JADAS. Some pati...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Lamot L,Bukovac LT,Vidovic M,Frleta M,Harjacek M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the rheumatic manifestation of the immune deficiency disorders. In particular, the rheumatic manifestations of hypogammaglobulinaemia and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are discussed. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Preston SJ,Buchanan WW

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-dose methotrexate (MTX) remains the first-line treatment option among the disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. However, diverse side effects are the major reason for MTX withdrawal and change of treatment. The following article reviews the published data on general and organ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Albrecht K,Müller-Ladner U

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the predictive value of coronary calcification score (CCS) for future cardiovascular (CVS) events as detected by multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:A total of 152 patients with RA and SLE, and 106 healt...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Yiu KH,Mok MY,Wang S,Ooi GC,Khong PL,Lau CS,Tse HF

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an effective treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) refractory to anti-tumour necrosis factor-α. However, only few studies in real life have evaluated the efficacy of TCZ in long-standing rheumatoid arthritis (LSRA). Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tocili...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Addimanda O,Possemato N,Macchioni P,Salvarani C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Methotrexate (MTX) is the first choice in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the doses and regimens vary significantly. For this purpose, we conducted an observational study on the use of MTX for RA in Italy (MARI study). METHODS:The MARI study included 1,327 RA patients on MTX treatment for at...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental rheumatology

authors： Idolazzi L,Adami S,Capozza R,Bianchi G,Cozzolongo A,Epis O,Fusaro E,Lapadula G,Migliore A,Pellerito R,Pucino A,Sinigaglia L,Visalli E,Rossini M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00